Phase 1/2a, open‐label, multicenter study of RM‐1929 photoimmunotherapy in patients with locoregional, recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

DM Cognetti, JM Johnson, JM Curry… - Head & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (rHNSCC) represents a
significant global health burden with an unmet medical need. In this study we determined …

A phase I, single-center, open-label study of RM-1929 photoimmunotherapy in Japanese patients with recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

M Tahara, S Okano, T Enokida, Y Ueda… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background To determine the safety, preliminary efficacy, pharmacokinetics, and
immunogenicity of a single cycle of RM-1929 photoimmunotherapy, an anti-EGFR antibody …

Near-infrared photoimmunotherapy of cancer: A new approach that kills cancer cells and enhances anti-cancer host immunity

H Kobayashi, A Furusawa, A Rosenberg… - International …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Near-infrared photoimmunotherapy (NIR-PIT) is a recently developed hybrid cancer therapy
that directly kills cancer cells as well as producing a therapeutic host immune response …

Regulatory approval of photoimmunotherapy: photodynamic therapy that induces immunogenic cell death

LC Gomes-da-Silva, O Kepp, G Kroemer - OncoImmunology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT In September 2020, the Japanese government approved cetuximab saratolacan
(previously known as RM-1929, commercial name: Akalux) for the treatment of unresectable …

Immunotherapy and biomarker testing in recurrent and metastatic head and neck cancers: ASCO guideline

E Yilmaz, N Ismaila, JE Bauman… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - ingentaconnect.com
PURPOSE To provide evidence-based recommendations for practicing physicians and
other health care providers on immunotherapy and biomarker testing for head and neck …

An open-label single-arm, phase II trial of zalutumumab, a human monoclonal anti-EGFR antibody, in patients with platinum-refractory squamous cell carcinoma of the …

V Saloura, EEW Cohen, L Licitra, S Billan… - Cancer chemotherapy …, 2014 - Springer
Purpose Treatment options for patients with platinum-refractory recurrent or metastatic
squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (R/M SCCHN) are limited. The purpose of …

Optimizing treatments for recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

P Specenier, JB Vermorken - Expert review of anticancer therapy, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The majority of patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell
carcinoma (HNSCC) will recur. The treatment of patients with recurrent/metastatic (R/M …

Near infrared photoimmunotherapy for cancers: A translational perspective

Y Maruoka, H Wakiyama, PL Choyke, H Kobayashi - EBioMedicine, 2021 - thelancet.com
Near-infrared photoimmunotherapy (NIR-PIT) is a newly-developed, highly-selective cancer
treatment, which utilizes a monoclonal antibody conjugated to a photoabsorbing dye …

KEYNOTE-048: Phase III study of first-line pembrolizumab (P) for recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (R/M HNSCC)

B Burtness, KJ Harrington, R Greil… - Annals of …, 2018 - annalsofoncology.org
Background: KEYNOTE-048 was an open-label, randomized phase 3 study of P or P+
chemotherapy (C) vs EXTREME (E) as first-line systemic therapy for R/M HNSCC …

Effect of adding motolimod to standard combination chemotherapy and cetuximab treatment of patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: the …

RL Ferris, NF Saba, BJ Gitlitz, R Haddad… - JAMA …, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Immunotherapy for recurrent and/or metastatic (R/M) squamous cell carcinoma
of the head and neck (SCCHN) is promising. The toll-like receptor 8 (TLR8) agonist …